About Me

I'm Calum, I build robots and autonomous vehicles.

I have spent the last 14 years working on the development of autonomous vehicles and mobile robots across multiple industries.

Over this time I have seen technologies evolve and mature at an ever increasing pace. With more building blocks available now than ever before, it's important to frame projects correctly and focus on what creates value in order to keep costs under control and deliver products that make sense.

Got ideas struggling to get out of the starting blocks? Or a project that needs a push over the finish line? I can help with that, let's talk.

What I Do

Systems Engineering

I use systems engineering methods to inspect conceptual designs early, ensure visibility of all stakeholder requirements and create traceability through to the final product.

Consulting

Get targeted support ranging from low-level technical advice when your team is stuck to high-level strategic development so you can plan for the future.

Software Development

Development of software including sensor processing, real-time vehicle control, communication and navigation.

Experience with tools and languages including ROS, C++, embedded C, Python, Linux, protobuf and CodeSys to interface with a wide range of sensors, actuators and compute platforms.

Hardware Development

Making electronic hardware survive in the dull, dirty, dangerous environments you want your robots to work in isn't easy. I can take experience from multiple industries to create a survival strategy.

Test Engineering

Complex projects require complex test infrastructure. I run test programs for everything from single components to complete autonomous vehicles. Let’s prove your designs in a cost effective way.

Prototype Build

I'm a specialist in quick-turn projects to build first-off prototypes. These projects carry a lot of risk, but with the right team, great things can be achieved.

Experience

Defence

Development of unmanned and autonomous ground vehicles for EOD and surveillance missions, ranging from bespoke platforms built from scratch to kits added to in-service vehicles.

Expertise: software development, systems engineering, test engineering, prototype build, field trials execution

Mining

Development of architetcures, subsystems and complete products to execute mining tasks remotely and autonomously.

Expertise: underground autonomous driving, hydraulic boom automation, remote control systems, safety systems, mixed fleet automation integration

Off-Highway Vehicles

Projects have included collaborative research to explore autonomous construction equipment and consultancy to guide strategic deployment of autonomous earthmoving equipment.

Expertise: systems engineering, use case definition, architecture development

Automotive

Various projects with automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, ranging from established giants to startups to advance their offerings for ADAS and autonomous driving.

Expertise: test engineering and execution, benchmarking, systems engineering

Indoor Mobile Robots

Systems engineer for large multi-disciplinary teams developing robotic platforms and payloads to perform tasks in retail and warehouse environments.

Expertise: requirements definition, architecture design, supplier management

Calum Cawley